Questions about switching from iOS to GrapheneOS
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Keep mind the owner profile also has a work profile too and a privte space. Might run in one of those.
The are also 31 user profiles like the owner profile but they do not have private spaces.
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Backup. Seedvault can backup to Nexcloud though it is experimental. I use that too but do not fully trust it.
I dump apps that allow that to main storage and just plugin my phone to my laptop and archive main storage. Then I sync apps that incude sync to Nextcloud directly.
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SMS is janky outside of the Owner profile. Unfortunately my workplace requires me to respond to SMS at times.
It does not sandbox you out of googles SSO, ie, if you sign into a google account in a google app, it will sign you in as that account system wide for all google apps. I wanted to sign into gmail but not tie the google account to google messages (for RCS).
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Keep us updated on your transition, I'm curious
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Do you know if WhatsApp allows dumping to main storage?
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If GrapheneOS doesn't look like it will meet your needs, LineageOS w/microG may be best for you.
The main issue is that the learning curve is higher to get it to a state that's a balance between security and privacy. You have to learn how to install it for your device, set up root with Magisk or the like, install modules that allow your device to pass/bypass google's SafetyNet Device Assestation, install the module to avoid connecting to google via GPS, set up AdAway, AFWall, LSPosed if needed, and get android auto set up if needed. That's not even including all the device-specific tweaks you'll end up needing/wanting, or how to manage updates. It's a lot of work, but in the end you get a phone that acts like a computer you control instead of an "appliance" that works against you.
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Does LineageOS let you bypass the strong authentication in the play integrity API? That’s probably my main concern with switching over as the main apps I use could become unusable in the future. GrapheneOS is probably a better fit for me at the moment but I have considered other options
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How are you installing Signal? I installed it from their website and it was constantly throwing up messages about missing play store.
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Certain things, yeah. For instance, I don't use the Google Play store (i use Aurora Store) instead, but I have gotten Android Auto working on my phone. What Google features you'll be able to get working also depend on the device and android version.
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LineageOS sucks at security, weakens Android's security model, doesn't deliver full security patches, to name a few of the problems. Better an updated iPhone and save your files locally than switching to Lineage
PS: I know I'll get a lot of hates for saying that but I'm being honest
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Firstly I know the ideal way to use it is without Google play services, however it looks like that's needed for my banking app (which also apparently only works under the owner profile so I don’t have the option of having a separate profile for Google play apps).
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Obtainium.
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No idea.
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Saved. Will be swapping to Graphene as soon as I get a new phone, and that work/personal thing is about to be a life saver for all these garbage apps I'm forced to have installed
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How do you use microg with graphene? I thought this was ubsupported.
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I recently made the switch myself. I do use multiple profiles but I don't think it's required for me. I was curious to see how it all works. I may end up switching to a work profile instead.
I have google play on my main profile mostly for notifications for WhatsApp etc. A banking profile so that banking details are isolated, and anoyher profile for apps I need that I don't use often and prefer to not have in my main. In a lot of videos its advsed to not use profiles to begin with as I causes a lot of friction and that makes adoption harder. You can always begin using profiles later on.I am not logged into GPS and it only has network permissions. I connect via NextDNS and there is so little background traffic in thw logs, it's a refreshing sight.
I have yet to find anything I could do on iOS that i can't on Graphene. I install most apps via obtainium and the other few that I can't via aurora store.
I use OSS apps whenever possible. -
It is not
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Use a third party e-mail client
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On the graphene website, I would recommend reading their full "Features" page. It explains a lot.
In addition also look at /e/os/ as well. I am currently de googling from my primary phone to a secondary phone (on my old phone; I flashed /e/os/ on it. And it have no Google apps. They have micro g integration built in. And I use "shelter" to create a work profile to isolate the apps that are not privacy focussed and they forever live in that sandbox, and you can turn off and on those apps with one click".) Changing my email address to govt/doctors/etc. And backing up data from google account is taking the longest before I disable that completely.
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Wait, I am new to GrapheneOS and the profiles are a real hindrance. I've seen nothing on "work/personal" sub profiles within something like the "owners" profile. That would be a game changer.
